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THE OLD AND NEW YEAR.

AS the midnight hour drew nigh, the Old
Year stood before me. Weary and wayworn
he seemed, and in his hands was an hour
glass, whence the last sands were falling. As
looked upon his wrinkled forehead memories
both pleasant and mournful came over me.
spoke earnestly to him:
"Many blessings hast thou brought me, for
which / gave thee thanks. New have they
been every morning, and fresh every morn
ing. Thou hast indeed from my hearts gar
den uprooted some hopes / planted there.
With their clustering buds they fell, and
were never quickened again"
"Praise God for what l gave and what
took away" he said, "and lay up treasures in
heaven, that thy heart may be there also.
What thou callest bighted hopes are ofttimes
changed into the fruits of Righteousness"
But / answered: "Thou hast also hidden
from my sight the loved and the loving.
Clods are strewn upon their faces; they reply
TO my call no more To the homes they made
fair they return not, and the places that once
knew them know them no more forever"
Still he said: "Give praise to God Your
lost are with him They have preceded you.
None can drift beyond his love and care"
Then his voice grew faint, and he murmured,
"My mission unto man is done. For me the
stone IS rolled away from the door OF the
sepulcher win enter in and slumber with
all the years Of the past forever"
And he Strengthened himself out to die. AS
/ knelt by his side said, "Oh, dying year,
DEAR dying year, SEQ scroll beneath thy
mantle What witness shall it bear Of me
when Time for mo is donep
Low and solemn was his voice: "Thou
shalt know when the book Of the universe is
opened.
The midnight clock tolled, and covered my
face and mourned for his death, for he had
once basn my friend. Remembered with pain
how often had sighted his warnings, neg
lected the golden opportunities Of growth he
had given me. and cast away the precious
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New Thought for the New Year.

The new year ought to mean new though
il the old has been oppressive The new
years resolve has something of the divinity
in it, early and often as it is broken. Even
the resolve to break of some old habit Ia a
stride forward, step upward. Every re-
form, every upbuilding must have its origin
in new thought. A thought lies behind
every action.
In making now resolves, nothing is more
necessary than to cultivate the art OF forget
ting. The reason some people are chemically
wretched is because If they had sorrow, u
burden or a disgrace, they are forever think
ing about il, and So forever remaining con-
scious of it. They carry il in their mind,
which is really keeping it alive all the time.
Did they but know it, the world would soon
forget 1t if they would allow it to. IL they
would throw ii ous of their mind and compel
it to stay ont it would cease to exist. No hu-
man soul ever grew upward who nulsed his
former blundcrs, failures and sins in his
mind.
allow can / forget my woest" says one.
"They inhabit my mind necessarily, and
can't get q minutes respite from their tor
ture" Yes, you can. Bring into your mind
few, fresh, good thought and the old, OPP
pressivc, soul destroying kind viii leave, be-
cause it viii not feel at home with the new.
When you light up room you don't first try
to drive the dark out You make light
and, lol the dark Is gone Ii cannot stay
where light is. 1t is the very same with de-
spondent and destructive thought--it leaves
when there are no dark corners IN the mind
for it to Turk ill.,
Thought is something more than fairy
nothings of the brain.p 1t Is substance the
finest substance in the universe, the invisible
motor Of mankind, mentally and physically,
for it is behind every movement, every
action. Prentice Milford says:
ITO learn to forget is as necessary and use
full as to learn TO remember We think Of
many things every day which it would he
more proilta. IS 10 think of ut all. TO be
able TO forget - be able 10 drive away tho
unseen force (lEought) which is injuring us,
and change it for a force Tor order of thought)
to benefitus To-day thousands on thousands
never think Of controlling the character of
their thought They allow their minds TO
drift. They never say Of thought that is
troubling them, u won't think OF it, I'm
consciously, then, they demand what works
them i'll, and their bodies are made sick by
the kind of thought which they allow their
minds to fmsten on. An ugly or melancholy
mood Of mind u devil. 1t can make us sick,
lose us friends and lose us money!
SO the resolves that abound on New Years
morning are wise and we'll They are the be-
ginning Of good action. They may fall into
ruins before the day is out, but having onco
sntered tho mind they will come back again
II encouraged. GO.
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with an air of mingled mystery and solem-
nifty. Then Paddy Haggerty pulled off the
remains of his hat and struck stacy atti-
tude.
'Phil," he said, "me an the rest of US is
been about your shop a good while and we's
always got used white You'se done lots of
decent things by us, and we likes yer. So
Mary and the Dude was sayin' as how we
might get yer a present for New Years.
When we passed around the hat we got quite
little pot, and Becky and Bible laid it out. l"
The little Italian girl stepped to the front
as Paddy concluded, and from beneath her
thin and faded wrap drew gorgeous old
gold silk handkerchief.
saint it corler" she said as she handed
it over the show case. Phil took it and for a
whole minute was silent. Tears stood in his
kind eyes, and when he did speak his voice
trembled. All he could say was THANK you,
little frie,>ls: thank you" and then the small
procession faced about and marched out.
Phil sets higher value on the old gold
handkerchief than on any gift he ever re-
ceived 1t represents sincere gratitude and
abundant good will.
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PILLS NEW YEARS PRESENT

In one Of the big buildings in the down
town. of New York, whence the newspapers
emanate and tho financial wheels that move
the whole country revolve, there is a cigar
store presided over by a young man known
as "Phil." He has more pretentious name,
no doubt, but the customers who buy cigars
there have never heard it, His face has been
daily reflected in the glittering show cases OF
that establishment for five years. In de-
scribing him it would be enough to say that
his principal apparent possessions are fiery
and formidable mustache and a kind heart.
The little newsboys and newsgirls in his
neighborhood have learned to be very fond of
Phil in the five years they have known him.
When the weather is cold they fit in and out
of his place of business like stray birds seek
ing shelter and they are always welcome.
Phil never said a word or wore look that
would cause the raggedest and dirtiest of
them to feel that their presence was an intru-
sion. They fiuttered in at all times with
rags flying like aaglets over their shivering
little bodies and hair falling over their red
and grimy faces. They warmed their be-
numbed fingers and chirruped together, feel
ing perfectly at home in Pills shop, and then
singly, or in groups, darted out into the cold
to pursue the difficult business Of earning
their bead. .o
On last New Years eve, just before Phil
was ready to close the store, party or his
little friends rushed in. Their eyes were
glowing, and their manner indicated that
something unusually exciting was in the
wind. The company was headed by black
eyed, baby faced girl, who has no other name
than Mary. She had been selling papers on
the corner for three years, and when she first
began she was SO little she could not walk up
the steps. Paddy Haggerty was next in the
procession. For years his father had news
stand on the corner of Beekman street, and
just four weeks before New Years had
dropped dead there. Besides these there were
Mickey-th Pig, SNOWFALL Billy, fuzzy
beaded blonde; Becky McGil, Oscar-the-
Dude and wee little Bible Back, so called be-
cause he has hump between his shoulders
resembling a family Bible. Yes, and 'Siplas
Johnny was also one of them. He acquired
his name from a chronic rash on his face re-
sembling erysipelas
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GOOD evening"" said. as we were about
to pass each other ON the narrow road.
@Eveninggn he said, interrogatively. II
never knew any such thing. belong TO the
morning
HAS the boy been drinkingss thought !. A
second look convinced me that he had not.
He stuck the handle of his broom firmly into
the snow as he stopped and spoke. | made
m my mind that he was youth trimming
+ with life and health and superiiuoas
.ergv. That he was vain any one could see
from his walk, his speech and manner. l
wanted to prolong the conversation, and for
want Of better subject mentioned the
beauty and newness of the broom.
That pleased him. He smiled approvingly,
shook the broom triumphantly and said:
ayes, it's splendid broom and it's well that
it is, for have big contract of sweeping on
hand, and am just on my way to begin"
"Youg" | look at him incredulously Was
the boy a merry lunatic? Going to do a job of
sweeping, clad in velvet and furs "Have you
ever swept any in your lifef' | asked.
"No; but have studied sweeping, studied
it in books"
"Ah and what are you going to sweep,
mag i ask"
"Why I'm going to sweep the earth,n he
SAID cOniluently, as ne HouIlsneu Inc pTooii
above his head, and then scratched around
with it moment in the snow, merely to
show his expertness as a sweeper.
"That's a large contract for u theoretical
sweeper" answered; II am curious to know
something about YOU"
Don't recognize me, ehs Well, how could
you, since / am not yet born" And he
laughed aloud.
BY this time l was convinced that had
met jolly and extremely original lunatic
AS he seemed harmless as well as mirthful, l
didn't mind hearing him talk a little What
particular style of dirt do you intend TO
sweep OFF the earth?' l asked.
Everything offensive and harmful" he re-
piled, in most positive voice. "All corrup-
ton, oppression, dishonesty in high places,
and degradation in all places. Yes, and dis
ease; that, too, must go. And poverty also.
Everything that is hateful and makes the
heart bitter shall be swept away"
He seemed so serious and earnest about it
that / pitied him for his delusion. "How
long will it take you to finish such a con-
tractl" l asked, feeling "a great compassion
for his disordered mind with its humanitarian
instincts.
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hours he had been so generous with, and
buried my face and wept. When / again
lifted my head. loi the New Year stood in the
place of the Old.
Smiling, he greeted me with good wishes
and words of cheer. But was afraid; for 20
me he was stranger; and when would have
returned his welcome my lips troubled and
were silent.
Then he said: "Fear not. | come from
the great source of all good, whence come all
good gifts
Trembling, asked: aNew Year, whittier
wilt tho cad met Art thou appointed to
bring M. 10Y or sorrow, life or deathsn
Looking with glowing eyes into the UNI
trodden future, he replied; Il know not.
Neither doth the angel nearest the throne
know; only He who sitteth thereon. Give
mo your hand and question not Enough for
thee, that accomplish His will | promise
thee nothing. Follow me and be content
Take, with n prayer for wisdom, this winged
moment The next may not be mine to give,
yet if we walk onward together, forget not
that thou art pilgrim for eternity. Ii l
bring thee "a cup of joy be thankful, and be
pitiful 10 those who mourn: and let all men
be unto thee as brethren. Ii the dregs OF Bit
terness cleave unto thy lips be not too eager
to receive relief, lest thou betray the weak
ness of thy faith. Gods perfect discipline
giveth wisdom Therefore count those happy
who endure. When morning breaketh III the
east, grid myself for thy duties with n song
of thanksgiving, and when night putteth on
her coronet OF stars look over the day just
gone and let its failures and blunders guide
thee to better things ON the morrow, so that
when have no longer any days or nights to
give thee, and must myself die, thou wilt
bless ME as friend and a helper ON the road
to heaven
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THE OLD YEARS BLESSING.

| sm fading from you,
But one draweth near,
Called the angel guardian
OF the coming year.
IL my gifts and graces
Colby you forget,
Let the New Years angel
Bless and crown them yet.
For we work together;
He aud | are one,
Let him end and perfect
All leave undone.
brought good desires,
Though as yet but seeds;
Let the New Year make them
Blossom into deeds.
brought joy to brighten
Many happy days;
Let the New Years angel
Turn it into praise.
III give you sickness,
If brought you care,
Let him make one patience
And the other prayer.
Where l brought you sorrow,
Through his care at length,
II may rise triumphant
Into future strength.
If brought you plenty,
All wealths bounteous charms
Shall not the new angel
Turn them into aims?
gave health and leisure,
Skill to dream and plan; Sre~
Let him make them nobler &c
Work for God and man. IL
If broke your idols,
Showed you they were dust, vi
Let him turn the knowledge
Into heavenly trust. ~
If brought temptation, s4f
Let sin die away,
Into boundless pity ta&4
For all hearts that stray. S.
If your list of errors
Dark and long appears, II
Let this new born monarch ~
Melt them into tears. II.
May you hold this angel
Dearer than the last
So bless his future
While he crowns my past.
ADELAIDE A. PRoCToh
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ON NEW YEARS MORN.

A boat sailed ont on the ebbing tide,
To toll all night for fish in the sea;
The sails were set as she fioated FREQ -
And tossed the foaming waves aside;
And the fisherman said as he sailed away,
II come not back till the break OF day"
The wind arose and the sea was Wild,
And the angry waves obeyed the gale;
The fisherman thought as he f,irled the sail,
OF cottage home, of wife aud child;
And he said as he toed, ''God, pray,
Thou wilt keep me safe till tho break OF day."
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But YOU have done some things to felici-
tate yourself upon, haven't yous" asked.
ayes, | think | have" he said, looking
pleased Il set up the Liberty statue IN New
York harbor; inaugurated new political
party-I think have-and | brought big
thought wave, which is making people hunt
up their souls and take some care Of them, as
well as of their bodies. sowed some seed
that win not bring forth thistes, mark me,
and then | am so thankful that wasn't
campaign year.
ut is o little melancholy, though, to go
away forever, isn't iti'
"Foreverls he repeated, musingly, looking
down at the white snow n moment. For
everi / am not sure that do. This talk
about the continued re-einbodlment or souls
that is going on now i'll the western as wen as
the eastern world is something am interest
ed in and have encouraged. For aught l
know / may come again, with new name
and new body and further or finish what
have begun here. 1t is said that all that is
dead shall live, and all that lives shall die
Let me quote Edwin Arnold moment:
Whashath been bringeth what shall be, and is,
Worse-better-last for first and first for last
The angels in the heavens of gladness reap
Fruits of holy past.
The devils in the under worlds out
Deeds that were wicked in an age gone by,
Nothing endures fair virtues waste with time,
Foul sins grow purged thereby.
Who toiled slave may come anew prince
For gentle worthineSs and merit won;
Who ruled king may wander earth in rags,
For things done and undone.
Only while turns this wheel invisible,
No pause no peace, no staying place can be,
Who mounts may fall, who falls may mount;
the spokes .r
Go round increasingly.
He finished, and taking a fresh grip ON his
ponderous SCROLL and using the handle Of his
worn out broom for staff made ready to
move on. Then he spoke again: "You, too.
my friend must dio and live and live and
die. You may meet me again, but you will
have changed You will wear new face,
and be known by new name Tho sunrise
comes Peace be with YOU Au revoir," and
he passed ON out of my sight forever.
MAX ELzoN.
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wars, the overthrow OF the Liberal parma
ment in England. crazy monarchs. Doodle
aldermen, new recruits for Sing Sing, con-
tested wills, hard times, strikes, suicides,
sickness, murders, burglaries, thefts, and
nearly every unpleasant thing You could
think of. Think OF the heartaches repre-
sented in this record. The thought Of them
Expresses me-
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What is time? The shadow ON the dial,
the striking of the clock, the running of the
sand, day and night, summer and winter,
months, years, centuries; these are but arbi-
trary and outward signs, the measure of
time, not time itself Time is the life of the
soul-Loi gfellow's Hyperion.
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OLD WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

If New Years eve night wind blow south
II betokeneth warmth and growth;
IL west, much milk, and FISH N the sea;
II north. much cold and storms there viii bes
IL east. the trees viii hear much fruit;
II northeast, fee IL, man and brute.
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Like wind flies Time tween birth aud death;
Therefore, as long as thou hast breath
OF care for two days hold thou free
The day that was and is to be-
.-Omar Rbavynm
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Write it on your heart that every day IN
the best day in the year. No man has learned
anything rightly until he knows that every
day Is doomsday. Emerson.
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The King Is deadg Then let me peal
a pecan from my tongue of steel,
Hosannahs for the Joy we feel
TO see in dust his banner trailed.
His sorrow palied, his passion paled,
And hope s bright star once more unveiled,
Lett resound.
Around, around,
A King Is dead, King Is crowned.
The King Is deadl I, too, would tell
A dirge To His departed soul.
Out ia the night, from pole 10 pole,
Der deep and desert, mount and vale
Roll, roll It out upon the gale,
III all earth lists the thrilling tale
In cottage homes
Meath gilded domes
Behold the kingl
lie comes, He comesi
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o Timei the beautiner Of the dead,
Adorner Of the ruin, comforter
And only healer whom the heart hath bled--
TiTnei the cofrector where our Judgments err,
The test Of truth, love--sole philosopher
For all beside are sophists, from thy thrift,
Which never loses though IL doth defer
Time, the avengerl unto thee lift
Ny hands, and eyes, and heart, and crave Of thee
gift
byron childe Harold.
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That standeth there alone.
And waiteth at the dobr,
There's q new foot on the floor, my friend,
And new face at the door, my friend,
A new face at the door. "A. Tennyson.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1T 4 i I | I !

The infant at the blackboard rubbing Off
the old record Is one of us, for we are sall
children and always win be in wisdom. The
idea is not a bad one. Expunge the old
record and begin again. The future Is al.
ways better than the past.
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tim paid his fee, went home, eluded the OBJ
trusive door in his dark hall, and retired,
thankful that one of the darkest expert
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Savannah, Florida & Western Railway.

IAN trains on this road are run by Central
Standard Time
TIME CARD IN EFFECT JUNE 10, 1887.
Il Passenger trains on this road will run daily
as follows.
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RAILROADS.
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s @ II E D U l. T.
CENTRAL RAILROAD.
SAVANNAH, GA July a 1897

SAVANNAH, GA, July !, 1887
ON and after this date Passenger Trains will
~ run daily unless marked I, which are daily,
except Sunday.
The standard time, by which these trains run
is 36 minutes slower than Savannah city time
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Exceptional Reductions
Summer Goods
CrOIan & DoOner 5,
SUCCESSORS TO
B. F. MCKenna & Co.,
iS7 BROUGHTON STREET.
FIGURED BATISTE CLOTHS.
FIGURED BATISTE CLOTHS.

WE will close out the remainder of our stock
w of these fine goods formerly sold at 1Sc.
q yard, now reduced to 1213c
25 pieces Figured Lawns, SO inches wide, regu-
lar price l919c. yard; now sl6c.
IS pieces Figured Lawns, choice styles, at 3lhc.
20 pieces Wide Width Lawns, regular price
10c. a yard; now 61fc.
One lot Crinkled Seersuckers, regular price
15c. and 17c. a yard; now l213c
One lot of Dress Ginghams, choice styles,
regular price 1870. a yard; now 1oc.
SO Imported Marseilles Quilts slightly soiled,
formerly sold at So. We will close the lot out
at 81 So each.
IS 1914 Honeycomb Quits, good value at Coo.
each. We have marked them down to 35c.
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Charleston 4 Savannah Railway 10.

CONNECTIONS made at Savannah with Sa'
~ vannah, Florida and Western Railway
Trains leave and arrive at Savannah by stand
ard time Goth meridian), which is " mnutes
slower than city time.
NnRTUw APD
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NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS.
EAST FLORIDA EXPRESS

fVt III M .OHttIltSIlUOCIltt Nv II:0U m
Pullman buffet cars TO and from Jacksonville
and New York to and from WaycroSs and New
Orleans via Pensacola
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WEST INDIA FAST MAIL.
PLANT STEAMSHIP LINF

PIANT STEAMSHIP LINE.
Monday and Iv Tamna A. Thurs and
Thurs p m Sun. pm
Tuesday and A. ~ w.. = Wed and
Friday. p m al 'AeS "eSo''" Sat p m
WedneS. and r, Wed and
Sat. la m al havana 'h' Sat noon
Pullman buffet cars to and from New YORK
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SOUTHWARK.

TDIlI1y IVoV"I1'
tSundays only.
Train No rs makes no connection with PoT.
ROYAL and Augusta Railway, and stops only q
Ridgeland, Green Pond and Ravenel. Train u
stops only nc Yemassee and Green Pond, an1
connects for Beaufort and Port Royal daily, ana
for Allendale daily, except Sunday Trains .,
and BG connect from and for Beaufort and Port
Royal daily.
Tor tickets sleeping car reservations ond au
other information apply 10 WI BhbN,
Special Ticxet Agent. - Bull street, aud NJ
Charleston and Savannah railway ticket Once,
at savannah, Florida AMI Western Railway
depot. @. 3. GADSDbN, 5upe
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